Blog Tour: BITTERSWEET by Carmen Jenner & Lauren K. McKellar

From two USA Today bestselling authors comes a tale of miscommunication and muffins.

Romy Love knows weddings. As the author of a hugely successful wedding blog, you’d think she’d have love covered. It is her last name, after all.

When it comes to her big day, Romy has the flowers picked out, a dress collecting dust in the back of her closet, and a preacher on standby. There’s just one problem: the groom doesn’t know it yet.

Romy has eyes for the Italian coffee god and single dad who owns the bakery in her building—she also has plans for his delicious buns—but in order to get her happily-ever-after, she has a few things to check off her list first:

Confident I no longer look like a cave troll, I grab my keys and wallet and rush downstairs. Elio is just turning the sign in the window when I virtually slam my body against it because I was running full-tilt down the stairs, and I can’t slow my velocity. He gives a startled laugh, and I flame bright red.

Elio abandons his ‘closed sign and opens the door.“Hey.”

“Hi. Sorry about that.”

“Couldn’t wait to see me, huh?” His eyes burn with mischief. I blush and desire arcs through me, because really, it should be illegal for anyone to look that delicious in jeans and a T-shirt with a dishtowel slung over his shoulder.

“Ha! Yeah.” I shake my head.“I mean no. I mean, Coffee. I’m lagging. Please, I’m really sorry. I know you’re closed and you wanna get home, and why wouldn’t you? It’s not like you want to stay at the shop all day when there’s wine to drink and cheese to nibble and classic books to read.”

He frowns.“That’s your impression of me? That I nibble cheese while reading classic literature.”

“And the wine,” my mouth supplies unhelpfully.

He chuckles.“You may need a crash course in what men do after work. Here’s a hint: it’s not nibbling anything. Unless, of course, it comes to ear lobes.”

Oh, wow. Okay. I would definitely prefer that to an expensive gouda.

He grins.“Come on. I’ll do you better than just a coffee.”

“Excuse me?” I squeak.

Now he laughs outright.“Relax,Romy. My nonna is here, my sister too, and a bossy four-year-old. I promise, I won’t bite.”

I love Romy!!! I love how she wants to be in love, but for the right reasons. Romy loves love so much she started her own wedding blog. Which is surprising to some as Romy has yet to find her own happy ever after. It’s not for a lack of trying, but having one bad experience with a groom that cheats will make you pretty jaded. But to Romy’s credit, she knows what she wants and who she wants. She wants her favorite local baker, Elio.

Elio is a hard working man, who himself thought he found his forever, until he didn’t. Seeing Romy is one of the best parts of his day, until a misunderstanding causes Romy to decide she needs to move on from her fantasy of Elio.

This book is incredibly written. I loved everything about it. It’s funny, it’s sweet, and it broke my heart in parts. It’s so hard when you have feelings for someone only to let something silly make you run and hide. This story is everything I wanted it to be and more. I want you all to check it out so I’m not going to give anymore away. I do hope we get to see more of Romy and Elio in the future. The authors did an amazing job telling this story. I was sucked in for the beginning and loved every minute of this fun book. Please check it out!